第一篇:英语作文和名句
一、英语书信的常见写作模板
How nice to hear from you again.Let me tell you something about the activity.I’m glad to have received your letter of Apr.9th.I’m pleased to hear that you’re coming to China for a visit.I’m writing to thank you for your help during my stay in America.With best wishes.I’m looking forward to your reply.I’d appreciate it if you could reply earlier.二、口头通知常见写作模板
呼语及开场白部分:
Ladies and gentlemen, May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make.All the teachers and students are required to attend it.Please take your notebooks and make notes.Please listen carefully and we’ll have a discussion in groups.Please come on time and don’t be late.Please come and join in it.Everybody is welcome to attend it.I hope you’ll have a nice time here.That’s all.Thank you.三、议论文模板
1.正反观点式议论文模板
1段:Recently we’ve had a discussion about whether we should...(导入话题)Our opinions are divided on this topic.(观点有分歧)
第2段:Most of the students are in favour of it.(正方观点)
Here are the reasons.First...Second...Finally...(列出2~3个赞成的理由)
第3段:However, the others are strongly against it.(反方观点)Their reasons are as follows.In the first place...What’s more...In
addition...(列出2~3个反对的理由)
结论:
第4段:Personally speaking, the advantages overweigh the disadvantages, for it will do us more harm than good, so I support it.(个人观点)オ
2.“A或者B”类议论文模板:
导入:
第1段:Some people hold the opinion that A is superior to B in many ways.Others, however, argue that B is much better.Personally, I would prefer A because I think A has more advantages.正文:第2段:There are many reasons why I prefer A.The main reason is that...Another reason is that...(赞同A的原因)第3段: Of course, B also has advantages to some extent...(列出1~2个B的优势)
结论:第4段: But if all these factors are considered, A is much better than
B.From what has been discussed above, we may finally draw the conclusion that...(得出结论)オ
3.观点论述类议论文模板:
导入:
第1段:提出一种现象或某个决定作为议论的话题
As a student, I am strongly in favour of the decision.(亮明自己的观点是赞成还是反对)The reasons for this may be listed as follows.(过渡句,承上启下)正文:第2段:First of all...Secondly...Besides...(列出2~3个赞成或反对的理由)结论:第3段:In conclusion, I believe that...(照应第1段,构成“总—分—总”结构)
4.“How to”类议论文模板:
导入:
第1段:提出一种现象或某种困难作为议论的话题
正文:
第2段:Many ways can help to solve this serious problem, but the following may be most effective.First of all...Another way to solve the problem is...Finally...(列出2~3个解决此类问题的办法)
结论:
第3段:These are not the best but the only two/ three measures we can take.But it should be noted that we should take action to...(强调解决此类问题的根本方法)
四、图表作文写作模板
The chart gives us an overall picture of the 图表主题.The first thing we notice is that 图表最大特点.This means that as(进一步说明).We can see from the statistics given that 图表细节一.After 动词-ing 细节一中的第一个变化,the动词-ed+幅度+时间(紧跟着的变化).The figures also tell us that图表细节二.Inthe column, we can see that accounts for(进一步描述).Judging from these figures, we can draw the conclusion that(结论).The reason for this, as far as I am concerned is that(给出原因)./ It is high time that we(发出倡议).五、图画类写作模板:1.开头
Look at this picture./The picture shows that.../From this picture, we can see.../As is shown in the picture.../As is seen in the picture...2.衔接句
As we all know,.../As is known to all,.../It is well known that.../In my
opinion,.../As far as I am concerned,.../This sight reminds me of something in my daily life.3.结尾句
In conclusion.../In brief.../On the whole.../In short.../In a word.../Generally speaking.../As has been stated...提纲式作文
1. 对立观点式
A.有人认为X 是好事,赞成X,为什么?
B. 有人认为X 是坏事,反对X,为什么?
C.我的看法。
Some people are in favor of the idea of doing X.They point out the fact that 支持X 的第一个原因。They also argue that 支持X 的另一个原因。
However, other people stand on a different ground.They consider it harmful to do X.They firmly point out that 反对X 的第一个理由。An example can give the details of this argument: 一个例子。
There is some truth in both arguments.But I think the advantages of X overweigh the disadvantages.In addition to the above-mentioned negative effects it might bring about, X also may X 的有一个坏处。
2. 批驳观点式
A.一个错误观点。
B. 我不同意。
Many people argue that 错误观点。By saying that, they mean 对这个观点的进一步解释。An example they have presented is that 一个例子。(According to a survey performed by X on a group of Y, almost 80% of them 赞成这个错误观点或者受到这个错误观点的影响)。
There might be some element of truth in these people’s belief.But if we consider it in depth, we will feel no reservation to conclude that 与错误观点相反的观点。There are a number of reasons behind my belief.(以下参照辩论文的议论文写法)。
3. 社会问题(现象)式
A.一个社会问题或者现象。
B. 产生的原因
C.对社会和我们生活的影响
D. 如何杜绝。(如果是问题的话)
E. 前景的预测。
Nowadays, there exists an increasingly serious
social/economic/environmental problem.(X has increasingly become a
common concern of the public).According to a survey, 调查内容说明这种现象的情况。(或者是一个例子)。
There are a couple of reasons booming this problem/phenomenon.下面参照辩论式议论文的写法。
X has caused substantial impact on the society and our daily life, which has been articulated(表达)in the following aspects.参照辩论式议论文的写法。
A dozen of measures are supposed to take to prevent X from bringing us more harm.参照辩论式议论文的写法。
Based on the above discussions, I can easily forecast that more and more people will ……..1.as an old saying goes,....正如一句古老的谚语所说
2....be nothing but.......不过就是...3.from where i stand....从我的立场来说
4.give oneself a chance to.....给某人一个机会去...5.i feel sure that...我坚信...6....is the best way to make sure that....确保...的最好办法是...7.we must do our absolute best to....我们必须竭尽全力做...8.there is no denying the fect that...无可否认....9.nothing is more+adj.+than to+v.没有比...更重要的了
10.主语+cannot emphasize the importance of....too much 再怎么强调..的重要性也不为过
11....pose a great threat to......对..造成了一大威胁(eg.Pollution poses a great threat to our existance.)
12.stole the spotlight from...从...获得大众的瞩目
13....touch sb.on the raw....触到某人的痛处
14.it is not uncommon that...这是常有的事儿。
15it is almost impossible to do..。。是很困难的16the recent research has shown that..最近研究表明。
17...has/have no alternative but to...除...外别无选择
18....between the devil and the deep blue sea 进退维谷,左右为难
19.content in the thought that...满足于...的想法
20(重磅出击,一般老师都会感动,这个句子可以千变万化,可以替换其中的一些词)The long,(costly strike)proved to be the last nail in the coffin for(the company),with(its history of financial problems).长时期的罢工损失巨大,再加上一直以来的财政问题,使得该公祠一蹶不振。注:(...)都是可替换的51.对这一问题持有不同态度 hold different attitudes towards this issue
52.支持前 / 后种观点的人 people / those in favor of the former / latter opinion
53.有 / 提供如下理由/ 证据 have / provide the following reasons / evidence
54.在一定程度上 to some extent / degree / in some way
55.理论和实践相结合 integrate theory with practice
56.…必然趋势 an irresistible trend of…
57.日益激烈的社会竞争 the increasingly fierce social competition
58.眼前利益 immediate interest / short-term interest
59.长远利益.interest in the long run
60.…有其自身的优缺点 … has its merits and demerits / advantages and disadvantages
61.扬长避短 Exploit to the full one’s favorable conditions and avoid unfavorable ones
62.取其精髓,取其糟粕 Take the essence and discard the dregs。
63.对…有害 do harm to / be harmful to / be detrimental to
64.交流思想 / 情感 / 信息 exchange ideas / emotions / information
65.跟上…的最新发展 keep pace with / catch up with/ keep abreast with the latest development of …
66.采取有效措施来… take effective measures to do sth。
67.…的健康发展 the healthy development of …
68.有利有弊 Every coin has its two sides.No garden without weeds。
69.对…观点因人而异 Views on …vary from person to person。
70.重视 attach great importance to…
71.社会地位 social status
72.把时间和精力放在…上 focus time and energy on…
73.扩大知识面 expand one’s scope of knowledge
74.身心两方面 both physically and mentally
75.有直接 /间接关系 be directly / indirectly related to…
76.提出折中提议 set forth a compromise proposal
77.可以取代 “think”的词 believe, claim, maintain, argue, insist, hold the opinion / belief that
78.缓解压力 / 减轻负担 relieve stress / burden
79.优先考虑 / 发展… give(top)priority to sth
80.与…比较 compared with… / in comparison with
81.相反 in contrast / on the contrary。
82.代替 replace / substitute / take the place of
83.经不起推敲 cannot bear closer analysis / cannot hold water
84.提供就业机会 offer job opportunities
85.社会进步的反映 mirror of social progress
86.毫无疑问 Undoubtedly, / There is no doubt that…
87.增进相互了解 enhance / promote mutual understanding
88.充分利用 make full use of / take advantage of
89.承受更大的工作压力 suffer from heavier work pressure
90.保障社会的稳定和繁荣 guarantee the stability and prosperity of our society
91.更多地强调 put more emphasis on…
92.适应社会发展 adapt oneself to the development of society
93.实现梦想 realize one’s dream / make one’s dream come true
94.主要理由列举如下 The main reasons are listed as follows:
95.首先 First,Firstly,In the first place, To begin with
96.其次 Second, Secondly, In the second place
97.再次 Besides,In addition, Additionally, Moreover, Furthermore
98.最后 Finally, Last but not the least, Above all, Lastly,99.总而言之 All in all, To sum up, In summary, In a word,100.我们还有很长的路要走 We still have a long way to go。
第二篇:英语 名句
Look the staple door after the horse has been stolen.亡羊补牢
What one loses on the swings one gains on the roundabouts.失之东隅收之桑榆
Let us not forget the tempest in the calm or sickness in the moment of health.居安思危 Light your lamp before it becomes dark.未雨绸缪
Every little makes a mickle.积少成多
Little drops of rain pierce the hard marble.滴水穿石
Look before you leap.三思而后行
In the kingdom of blind men,the one-eyed is king.生在盲人国,独眼也称王 Know something of everything and everything of something.通百艺而专一长 Let every man do what he was made for.人尽其材,物尽其用
Ill weeds grow fast.莠草易长
Give him an inch and he’ll take an yard,得寸进尺
Jack of all trades and master of none.万事皆通,一窍不通
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.宁为鸡口不为牛后
Hear all parties.兼听则明,偏信则暗
He who hesitates is lost.当断不断,反受其乱
Never swap horses while crossing the stream.行到河中不换马
From one learn all.闻一而知十
Go to the sea if you would fish well.不入虎穴焉得虎子
Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪
Forgive others,but not yourself.宽以待人,严于律己
Eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.心有余而力不足
Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火
Fine feathers make fine birds.人凭衣裳马凭鞍
There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪
In at one ear,and out at the other.一只耳朵进,一只耳朵出
East or west,home is best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝
Enough is better than too much.知足常乐
Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp.防患于未然
Do as you would be done by.己所不欲勿施于人
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量入为出
Every day is not Sunday 好景不长
It never rains but it pours.祸不单行
Call a spade a spade.直言不讳
Can the leopard change his spots?江山易改本性难移
第三篇:英语名句
You are never too old to try to make your dreams come true.在实现梦想这条道路上,行动永远不晚。
This could be Mary Moe’s motto--the expression that best captures her spirit.Mary Moe has done a lot during the past 91 years.For much of that time, she wanted to fly, but never had the chance – until now.这就是Mary Moe的座右铭——能够淋漓尽致的阐释出她的精神。Mary Moe在过去的91年中付出了很多。在那期间,她无时无刻不想“翱翔蓝天”,但从来没有机会──直到现在。
She recently achieved her life-long dream.最近,她终于实现了一生的梦想。
Mary Moe may look like an average grandmother.But she is not.Mary Moe看起来就是一位普普通通的家庭祖母。实际上她并不普通。
Mary just learned how to fly an airplane, a dream she has had since she was a little girl.Mary刚刚学习了如何开飞机,当她还是个小女孩的时候,这就是她的梦想。
Growing up, she was inspired by two American pilots: Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart.They became her inspiration.Lindbergh made the solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.Five years later, Earhart became the first woman to make the flight.在Mary的成长道路上,她曾受到过两位美国飞行员Charles Lindbergh和Amelia Earhart鼓舞。他们成为了Mary的目标和动力。在1927年,Lindbergh独自一个直飞横跨大西洋。五年后,Earhart成为了第一个飞行的女性。
But Mary Moe could not find time to make her dream come true.At age 34, she was just too busy – busy fighting cancer.She was also busy with her job in advertising and busy raising her family.但对Mary Moe来说,她却没有时间去实现这个梦想。34岁时,Mary Moe正忙着与癌症作斗争。忙着广告业的工作,忙于养家糊口。
There was simply no time to think about flying a plane.And it was difficult for her to drive to the airport.Lessons were costly.Everything seemed to be working against Mary.根本无暇去思考飞上蓝天的事情。况且,连让她开车去机场都是件困难的事情。并且学习飞行的课程花费也很高。一切事情看起来都和她对着干。
“I had actually gone out to that airport in the ’80s to see about flying lessons and it was such a long drive out and expensive and I thought, ‘No, I have to put this on the back burner for a while.’” “实际上,我80多岁的时候曾去了那个机场,去了解了关于该飞行的课程,驱车到那里路途遥远,而且学费也昂贵。所以我当时想‘不行,我必须得把这个事情放一放。’”
So her dream had to wait.She kept it on the back burner.所以,她的梦想还需要等待。她一直搁置着这个梦想。
Then, at age 91, her wish finally came true.直到她91岁高龄时,这个愿望终于得以实现。
Ms.Moe learned about Wish of a Lifetime.Wish of a Lifetime is a non-profit organization.Its goal is to change the way our society thinks about aging and older adults.当时,Moe女士遇到了Wish of a Lifetime。Wish of a Lifetime是一个非盈利性组织。其目标是要去改变社会上对于年龄和老年人的看法。
Sally Webster works for the group.She told VOA on Skype that Ms.Moe’s wish is one of hundreds they receive each year.Sally Webster在这个团队里工作。她通过在线沟通软件告诉VOA新闻他们每年都会收到上百个像Moe女士一样的梦想。“Based on funding year by year, we are able to grant about 200 to 250 wishes per year.Although 65(years old)is our lower age limit, our average wish recipient’s age is 82.”
“由于每年都会接受资助。所以,我们每年有能力帮助200至250人实现他们的梦想。”尽管我们设置的年龄下限是65岁,但实际上我们帮助的梦想实现者的平均年龄为82岁。
The wishes are as different as American society.这些个人的梦想和美国整体社会的梦想还不尽相同。
“For example, a World War II veteran, he was one of the first troops to land on the beaches of Normandy on the D-Day invasion.And he had not been back since that battle.So we were able to send him back for the 70th anniversary.”
“例如,有一个二战退伍老兵,他曾是诺曼底战役中最先登陆诺曼底海滩队伍中的一员。从那场战役后,他再也没有回去过。所以,在纪念诺曼底战役70周年纪念日,我们把他送了回去。”
Wish of a Lifetime helps older people, senior citizens, enjoy a dream.It also sends the message that it is never too late for a dream.But Ms.Webster says it also wants to send another message to society.Wish of a Lifetime一直在帮助岁数大的人、老年人来实现一个梦想。我们也传递这样一种信念,即在追逐梦想的道路上,一切都不晚。但 Webster女士同时也说道他们也想传递给社会另外一种信念。
“You know, our bigger vision as an organization is to really change the way that our society feels and thinks about aging and the elderly.So we really try to look for those stories that are inspiring and can show people that older Americans can achieve things just like younger Americans can.”
“其实,作为一个组织,我们有着更大的愿景,那就是改变社会对于岁数大的人和老年人的看法。所以,我们迫切想找到那些充满正能量的故事,这些故事能够传递给社会一个信号:年轻人能够做到的事情,老年人一样可以做到。”
Susie Danick also believes in this goal.She founded TAD Relocation, a business that helps senior citizens when they move.Ms.Danick gave $5,000 to the Wish of a Lifetime to help seniors realize a dream.Mary Moe was one of them.Susie Danick也对这个愿景坚信不疑。她成立了TAD搬家公司,旨在为迁移的老年人提供帮助。Danick女士为 Wish of a Lifetime组织捐赠了5,000美元,以此来为老年人实现梦想提供自己的微薄之力。Mary Moe是这些老年人其中的一位。She received three flying lessons.And on the big day of her first flight, her family and friends all came out to cheer her on.Also at the airport was Ms.Danick.Mary’s success made everyone around her excited and proud.她接受了三堂飞行课程的培训。在Mary第一次飞行的当天,她的家人和朋友悉数到场来给她打气。Danick女士也位列其中。Mary的成功让她周围的每一个人无比兴奋,并为此感到骄傲。
“She was just exhilarated and so happy.And her family was so excited to be a part of it.Her great-grandchildren were so excited to see their great-grandma up in the plane laughing and smiling.It was just a great event, a great day.”
“Mary非常兴奋,高兴极了。她的家人以此为荣。她的孙辈儿女看到他们的祖母在飞机上尽情地欢笑着,也感到很激动。这真是一个盛大的节日,伟大的日子。”
Flying teacher David Waksberg flew with Ms.Moe during her second lesson.He says she was very calm.David Waksberg是一名飞行教师,在Mary第二次飞行课上,他和Mary同在一个飞机上。David说Mary很镇静。“She was very calm, which is always important when you’re flying.Sometimes people get to be overstressed, which I get.It’s a stressful environment.You need to do a lot of stuff at the same time." “她非常冷静。尤其是当你飞行的时候这一点总是很重要。大家经常会感到很大的压力,我也曾有过。因为这是一个充满了压力的氛围。你需要同时处理很多事宜。”
But Mary says she enjoyed every second.但Mary却说她享受在这里的每一秒钟。
“It was very satisfying and I thought, ’Oh, to get down on the road and drive a car is just misery.’This is the way everybody should go.So I was really, really happy to be up there.”
“我感到非常满意,我还想着‘天呐,在路上走和开车是多么悲哀的事情’其实那才是我们应该走的地方。所以,我真的是特别开心能有这样的经历。”
The new pilot says it is never too late to spread your wings and try something new.展开你的翅膀,去大胆尝试。何时都不晚。这位“新”飞行员如是说。
第四篇:英语名句
1.往往在逃避命运的路上,却与之不期而遇。
One meets its destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.2.你的思想就如同水,我的朋友,当水波摇曳时,很难看清,不过当它平静下来,答案就清澈见底了。
Your mind is like this water, my friend, when it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see, but if you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear.3.退出,不退出。做面条,不做面条。
Quit don't quit.Noodles don't noodles.4.昨天是历史,明天是谜团,只有今天是天赐的礼物。
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that is why it's called the present(the gift).5.从来没有什么意外。
There are no accidents.6.师傅:但有些事情我们可以控制,我可以控制果实何时坠落,我还可以控制在何处播种。
But there are things we can control, I can control when the fruit will fall,...And I can control what time to seed.7.乌龟:是啊 不过无论你做了什么,那个种子还是会长成桃树,你可能想要苹果或桔子,可你只能得到桃子,那个种子还是会长成桃树。
Yes, but no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree, you may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.师傅:可桃子不能打败大龙。
But peach can not defeate Tai Long.乌龟:也许它可以的 ,如果你愿意引导它、滋养它、相信它。
Maybe it can if you are willing to guide it, to nuture it, to believe in it.8.你不能走,真的武士决不会退却。
You cannot leave, real warrior never quits.师傅:那你为什么不退出呢? 你知道我一直想把你赶走,可你还是留下来了。
Why didn't you quit? you know I was trying to get rid of you, but you stayed.阿宝:是啊,我留下来了。
我留下来是因为每次你往我头上丢砖头,或说我难闻,这很伤我的心。
可最伤我心的是,我每天努力练习,却还是这个我。
我留下来,因为我以为,如果还有人能改变我,能让我焕然一新,那就是你--
中国最伟大的功夫师父!
Yes, I stayed.I stayed, because every time you threw up brick on the head or said I smelled, it hurts.But it could never hurt more than I did everyday in my life just being me.I stayed, because I thought...If anyone could change me,could make me not me ,it was you
the greatest Kong Fu teacher in the whole of China!
9.阿宝,天不遂人愿,况且这本不是天意,阿宝,忘了其它的事情,你的使命一直都在向你召唤。
我们是面条家族,血管中流着面汤。
I'm sorry things didn't work out, it's just what it's meant to be.Paul, forget everything else, your destiny still awaits.We are Noodle folk, broth runs deep through our veins.10.我私家汤的绝密食材,就是……什么都没有。
认为它特别,它就特别了。
The secret ingredient of my secret ingredient soup is...nothing.To make something special, you just have to believe it's special
第五篇:英语名句
A bad bush is better than the open field.有胜于无。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做贼心虚。
A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。A bird may be known by its song.什么鸟唱什么歌。
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜于全无。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.坐井观天。A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲,白费痴情。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。
A book that remains shut is but a block.有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。Absence makes the heart grow fonder.不见心更想;离别情愈深。A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不满足者坐无宁时。A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨头打狗狗不叫。Adversity is a good discipline.苦难是磨练人的好机会。A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所问,智者难答。
A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千虑,必有一得。A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千虑,必有一得。
A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step.千里之行,始于足下。A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懒羊嫌毛重。
A lazy youth,a lousy age.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.小不忍则乱大谋。
A little wind kindles,much puts out the fire.适可而止,过犹不及。All good things come to an end.没有不散的宴席。
All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马。/殊途同归。
All that glitters is not gold.发亮的东西不一定都是金子。/中看未必中用。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。
All things are difficult before they are easy.一切事情都是先难后易。/万事开头难。All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.白日不做亏心事,夜半不怕鬼敲门。Art is long,life is short.人生短暂,学问无涯。/生有涯而知无涯。As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自作自受,咎由自取。
As you sow,so shall you reap.人种什么,收的也是什么。/种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。/自食其果。Bad news travels fast.坏消息传得快。/好事不出门,恶事传千里。Beauty is only skin deep.美貌不过是皮相之物。/人不可貌相。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.美丽存在于观看者的心目中。/情人眼里出西施。Beggars cannot be choosers.饥不择食。Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失马,焉知非福。Be slow to promise and quick to perform.不轻诺,诺必果。The best is often the enemy of the good.过于求全,适得其反。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.前程虽远大,现实尤可贵。Better an open enemy than a false friend.明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
Better be the head of a dog than tail of a lion.宁做狗头,不做狮尾。/宁为鸡头,勿为牛后。Better late than never.迟做总比不做要好。/迟来总比不来强。
Better to wear out than to rust out.(一个人)宁肯磨损光,也不要让自己锈成废铁。Better pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口。Better to do well than to say well.说得好不如做得好。Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利于病。Blood is thicker than water.血比水浓,远朋不如近亲。
By other's faults,wise men correct their own.他山之石,可以攻玉。Call a spade a spade.据实而言。/直言不讳。Cast not your pearls before swine.明珠莫投暗。
Catch not at the shadow and lost the substance.不要捉住虚影丢掉实体。/不要舍本逐末。/不要抓了芝麻,丢了西瓜。
Cats hide their paws.大智若愚,大巧若拙。Cheek brings success.和气生财。
Circumstances are therulers of the weak,instrument of the wise.弱者困于环境,智者利用环境。Comparisons are odious.人比人,气死人。
A contended mind is a perpetual feast.精神上的满足使人永远快乐。/知足常乐。
The course of true love never did run smooth.纯真爱情的道路并不是平坦的,好事多磨。Cross the stream where it is shallowest.过河应从浅处过。/干活应找巧方法。Curiosity killed the cat.好奇也要有分寸。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。/量入为出。Deeds,no words.不要光说不练。
Deeds,not words.重在行动,不在言论。/为人在于行,而不在于言。Despair gives courage to a coward.人急造反,狗急跳墙。Destruction pursues the great.树大招风。
Diamond cut diamond.精明鬼碰上精明鬼。/强中自有强中手。Discontent is the first step in progress.不满足是进步的开始。
Discretion is the better part of valour.谨慎是勇敢的要素。/真勇士不轻易冒险。Diseases come on horseback,but go away on foot.病来如山倒,病去如抽丝。Do as you would be done by.己所欲,施于人。/己所不欲,勿施于人。
Do not cast your pearls before swine.莫要把明珠投给猪。/勿将珍贵的东西送给不识货的人。/莫要对牛弹琴。
Don't cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean.清水未来,莫泼赃水。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵出别数鸡。/不要高兴得太早。Don't cry before you are hurt.未受伤不要先哭叫。/未痛不要先喊叫。/不要过早惊慌。Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.切莫临时抱佛脚。
Don't kick against the picks.勿做无益的抵抗。/不要以卵击石。/不要螳臂当车。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要用鼹鼠窝造山。/不要小题大做。/不要言过其实。Don't put all your eggs in one basket.不要把所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里。/勿孤注一掷。Don't put new wine into old bottles.莫用旧瓶装新酒。/莫用旧布补新装。Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Don't take your harp to the party.旧调莫重弹,话说三遍使人烦。
A door must be either shut or open.房门或关或开,二者必居其一。/非此即彼,不能脚踏两只船。
Downy lips make thoughtless slips.嘴上没毛,办事不牢。Draw water with a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.酒后露真言。Each day brings its own bread.天无绝人之路。
The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿能捉到虫。/捷足先登。Easier said than done.说起来容易,做起来难。
East or west,home is best.东好西好,还是家里最好。/金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。Easy come,easy go.来得容易去得快。/易得则易失。
Eat one's cake and have it.又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草。
Empty vessels make the most sound.中空的容器响声大。/满瓶不响,半瓶哐 Elbow grease gives the best polish.只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。The end justifies the means.只要目的正当,可以不择手段。Enough is as good as a feast.知足常乐。
Even Homer sometimes nods.即便是荷马有时也会打盹。/智者千虑,必有一失。/老虎也有打盹的时候。
Even the walls have ears.隔墙有耳。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
Every cloud has a silver lining.朵朵乌云衬白底,黑暗过去有光明。/祸中有福。Every cloud has a silver lining.山穷水尽疑无路,柳暗花明又一村。Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在,好花不常开。Every Jack has his Jill.有情人终成眷属。Every little helps.积少成多。/聚沙成塔。
Every mother's child is handsome.老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads.知人知面不知心。Every tree is known by its own fruit.观其言行,知其为人。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人负责等于无人负责。/三个和尚没水吃。Example is better than precept.榜样胜于训诫。/以身作则胜于口头训诲。/身教胜于言教。Expectation is better than realization.期待比实现更好。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.经验为智慧之母。/经验出智慧。Extremes are dangerous.物极必反。
An eye for an eye,and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还牙。Faith will move mountains.精诚所至,金石为开。
False friends are worse than open enemies.明枪易躲,暗箭难防。A fault confessed is half redressed.承认错误等于改正错误的一半。Fear is often greater than the danger.杞人忧天。Fine feathers do not make fine birds.人不可貌相。Fine feathers make fine birds.人靠衣裳马靠鞍。Fine words butter no parsnips.画饼充饥。
Fire proves gold,adversity proves men.烈火显真金,逆境识英雄。The first blow is half the battle.先来一拳,等于胜了一半。
First come,first served.先来的先招待。/先到的先供应。/先到先买。
First impressions are most lasting.最初的印象历时最久。/最初印象最深刻。First thrive and then wife.事业成功再娶妻。/先立业,后成家。Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪。Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Forewarned is forearmed.预先警告就是预先武装。/有备无患。/凡事预则立。
Forget others' faults by remembering your own.想想自己的错,就会忘却别人的过。Fortune is fickle.天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真正的朋友。/患难见真情。Friendship cannot stand always on one side.来而不往非礼也。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.一旦给人加个坏名声,他就永远洗刷不掉。/谤言可畏。Give a lark to catch a kite.得不偿失。
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself.多行不义必自毙。Give as good as one gets.以其人之道,还治其人之身。Give someone an inch and he'll take a mile.得寸进尺。
God help those who help themselves.天助自助者,皇天不负苦心人。God never shuts one door but he opens another.天无绝人之路。
A golden key opens every door.金钥匙能开每一个门。/金钱万能。/有钱能使鬼推磨。A good name is sooner lost than won.美名难得而易失。
Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深。/酒好客自来。/货好不用广告。The grapes are sour.葡萄是酸的。/吃不上葡萄说葡萄酸。
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.这山望着那山高。Grasp all,lose all.样样都要,全都失掉。/欲尽得,必尽失。/贪多必失。Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you.困难像弹簧,你硬它就软。Grasp the shadow and let go the substance.舍本逐末。Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。Great winds blow upon high hills.树大招风。Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。He travels the fastest who travels alone.单身上路,走得快。
He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave.与时代背道而驰的人,他自己就是时代的奴隶。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.不犯错误的人,一事无成。/谨小慎微,难成大器。Health is better than wealth.健康胜于财富。
Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure.天网恢恢,疏而不漏。A hedge between keeps friendship green.淡交使友谊长青。He that climbs high falls heavily.爬得高,跌得重。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.做贼心虚。
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.近朱者赤,近墨者黑。He that runs fastest gets the ring.捷足先登。He that talks much erre much.言多必失。
He that would command must serve.欲做先生,先做学生。He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.不劳无获。He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.正人先正己。He who plays with fire gets burned.玩火者必自焚。
He who risks nothing,gains nothing.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。He who stands alone has no power.孤掌难鸣。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。Hunger is the best sauce.饥饿是最好的调味品。/饥者口中尽佳肴。
Idleness is the root(or mother)of all evil(or sin or vice).懒惰是万恶之源。Idle young,needy old.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
If money be not thy servant,it will be thy master.不做金钱的主人,就会做金钱的奴隶。
If there were no clouds,we should not enjoy the sun.如果没有阴云,就不觉得太阳有多可爱。/不知道苦,就不知道甜。
If you run after two hares you will catch neither.同时追两只兔子,一只也捉不到。/两头都抓,全部抓瞎。/一心不能二用。
If you want peace,prepare for war.欲求和平,必先备战。I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts.十拿九稳。In for a penny,in for a pound.一不做,二不休。
In the country of the blind,the one-eyed man is king.盲人国里,独眼称王。/山中无老虎,猴子称大王。
In prosperity think of adversity.居安思危。In the end things will mend.船到桥头自会直。In wine there is truth.酒醉吐真情。
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.养虎易,驯虎难。It is easy to prophesy after the event.事后诸葛亮,预言顶便当。
It is easier to pull down than to build.拆房容易修房难。/破坏容易建设难。It is good to learn at another man's cost.前车之覆,后车之鉴。It is never too late to mend.改过不嫌迟。/亡羊补牢,未为晚也。
It is no use crying over split milk.牛奶泼地,哭也无用。/事已至此,徒悲无益。It never rains but pours.不雨则已,一雨倾盆。/一波未平,一波又起。/祸不单行。It takes two to make a quarrel.吵架得两张嘴。/一个巴掌拍不响。It's no use pumping a dry well.徒劳无益。
A jack of all trades is master of none.无所不通,就是一无所精。/样样皆通,样样稀松。Jadge not a book by its cover.人不可貌相。Joy put heart into a man.人逢喜事精神爽。
Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.与人同乐,其乐无穷。
Judge not,that ye be not judged.你希望别人如何待你,你就该如何待人。Justice has long arms.天网恢恢,疏而不漏。Keep one's nose clean.规规矩矩。
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.不要杀鸡取卵。/勿竭泽而渔。Kind words butter no parsnips.画饼充饥。
Knowledge comes from experience alone.知识来自经验。Knowledge is long,life is short.吾生有涯,而知无涯。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
Know something like the palm of one's hand.熟知其事,了如指掌。Labour is often the father of pleasure.勤劳常为快乐之源。Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper.乐极生悲。
Learning without thought is labour lost;thought without learning is perilous.学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。
Learn to walk before you run.先学走,后学跑。/要循序渐进。Lend your money and lose your friend.赔了夫人又折兵。
The leopard cannot change his sports.豹不能改变他身上的斑纹。/江山易改,本性难移。Let bygones be bygones.过去的事,就让他过去了吧。/既往不咎。Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.饮水思源。Let the cobbler stick to his last.鞋匠管好鞋样。
Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之,则安之。Let sleeping dogs lie.不要惹事生非。
Lie in(oron)the bed one has made.自作自受。
Life is a flower of which love is the honey.人生是花朵,爱情是花蜜。Life is compared to voyage.人生好比是航海。
Life is measured by thought and action,not by time.生命的价值是用思想和行为来衡量的,而不是寿命的长短。
Life is short and time is fleeting.人生短暂,光阴易逝。Lightly come,lightly go.易得易失。Like attracts like.物以类聚。Like cures like.以毒攻毒。
Like father,like son.有其父,必有其子。
A little deed is worth a deal of pity.微小的帮助,胜过大量怜悯。Live and learn.活到老,学到老。
Live and let live.自己活,也让别人活。/待人宽容如待己。
Live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭,吃饭是为了活着。Live to learn and learn to live.生而学之,学而生之。Loftiest trees most dread the thunder.树大招风。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。/深思熟虑而后行。Lookers-on see more than players.旁观者清。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。/情人眼里出西施。Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌。/打狗看主人。
Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.爱情无贵贱,贫负皆有之。Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁。
Make the best of a bad business(or job or bargain).身处山穷水尽,力争柳暗花明。Make the best of a bad bargain.恪守信用。A man can only die once.人固有一死。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话啥不搞,就像花园尽长草。
Man is mortal.人生谁无死。
Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人,成事在天。Man will conquer nature.人定胜天。
Many hands make light work.人多好办事。/众人拾柴火焰高。
Men are known by the company they keep.以其交友,知其为人。/见其友,知其人。/不知其人视其友。Men are not to be measured in inches.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。Mills of God grind slowly but sure.天网恢恢,疏而不漏。Misfortunes never come singly.祸不单行。
A miss is as good as a mile.错无大小,其错一也。/差之毫厘,谬以千里。Money begets money.钱能生钱。/多财善贾。Money is the root of all evil.金钱乃万恶之源。
Money often unmakes the men who make it.为富不仁。Money talks.金钱万能。
More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。
More than enough is too much.适可而止。
The more you have,the more you want.越富越贪。Muck and money go together.富者不洁,洁者不富。
Nature,time,and patience are the three great physicians.自然,时间和耐心,是三大伟大的医生。Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明之母。Necessity knows no law.铤而走险。
Need makes the old wife trot.人急造反,狗急跳墙。
Never buy a pig in a poke.不要隔着口袋买猫。/不要未见实物就瞎买东西。Never do things by halves.切勿半途而废。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事,今日毕。No answer is also an answer.沉默也是一种回答。No man can serves two masters.一仆难侍二主。
No man(or one)is wise at all times.聪明一世糊涂一时。No man is infallible.人无完人。/人非圣贤,孰能无过。No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
None so blind as those who won't see.瞎子不算瞎,有眼不看才算瞎。Nothing comes from(or of)nothing.无风不起浪。
Nothing stake,nothing draw.不下赌注,不得其利。/不顶千里浪,哪来万斤鱼。No one(or man)is born wise or learned.人非生而知之者。
Nothing succeeds like success.一事成则万事成。/一事如意,万事顺利。Older and wiser.越老越聪明。
One must draw back in order to leap better.退才能进。/欲进则退。Opportunity seldom knocks twice.机不可失,失不再来。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.一分预防等于十分治疗。Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Prosperity makes friends,adversity tries them.富贵交朋友,患难见真情。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚动的石头不长青苔。/滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。/见异思迁者终无所获。
Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天建成的。/冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.见树不见林。/见小不见大。/只见细节不见全面。Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.肠满今朝愁,莫添他日忧。Talk of the devil and he's sure to appear.说到曹操,曹操就到。Tastes differ.口味各不相同。/人各有所好。That's a piece of cake.小菜一碟!
There are tricks in every trade.行行有窍门,事事有秘诀。There's no place like home.没有比家更好的地方了。/金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不等人。Time is of the essence.一寸光阴一寸金。
Well begin is half done.良好的开端等于成功的一半。
What's done cannot be undone.事已定局,无可挽回。/泼水难收。/木已成舟。Where there's smoke there's fire.无风不起浪。Where there's a will there's a way.有志者事竟成。A wonder lasts but nine days.新鲜事儿,昙花一现。
You buy land and you buy stones,you buy meat and you buy bones.买地带石头,买肉带骨头。You cannot have your cake and eat it.两者不能兼得。